2009-01-15. Timely use of this thread.
What is available for download now? Always check the end of the thread. Today it features a different dataset that covers 637 pitchers, whereas post #1 covers a download that has expired. When #1 is available again there will be a notice at the end of the thread too.
This data file is again available for 7 days
Go to Ratings.txt, 17129 x 56 (2.2 MB)
The format is comma-separated values (csv) but the filename extension is ".txt". Open it with Excel if available. Microsoft will do that automatically if you change the name to "Ratings.csv".
This thread begins with a guide to the data table, about 12 pages. First it gives the meaning and scope of the 56 fields or columns. Along the way it gives the scope of the 17129 records or rows or listed people. Second there are a couple of illustrations.
In this directory, the first page of the thread, plain listings (not bold) top to bottom are the field names or column headings, matching left to right in the table. Bold marks some descriptive grouping of fields used in the rest of the guide but not in the table. Blue marks fields that are new in edition 2.
fielding position (12)
FullSeasons
lf
cf
rf
FSeas1
FSeas2
multiposition
field1
field2
field3
field4
field5
Hall of Fame, the real one in Cooperstown (11)
HOF (membership status)
HOFvote2008 (result, latest BBWAA election)
: : veterans committee elections since the 2001 reforms (subgroup)
nom2003
nom2005
nom2007
nom2008
nom2009
V03vote
V05vote
V07vote
V08vote (results, latest Veterans elections)
Baseball-Fever.com projects (8)
BBF_UltimateQuest
BBF_UltimateRank
BBF_HallofMistakes
BBF_keltner
BBF_HOF (membership status)
BBF_HOFvote2008 (results, latest elections)
BBF_HOFvotemax
BBF_SuburbsDraft
Hall of Merit, at baseballthinkfactory.org (4)
HOM (membership status)
HOMvote2008 (result, latest election)
HOMvetsgroup
HOMfieldpos
Bill James ratings and rankings (8)
cWS
BJfieldpos
BJrank(87peak)
BJrank(87)
BJrank
BJ100(87peak)
BJ100(87)
BJ100
classification of listed people (1)
category
vital data (8)
lahmanID
playerID
nameFirst
nameLast
debut
finale
bats
throws
basic performance (4)
IP
ERA+
PA
OPS+
What is available for download now? Always check the end of the thread. Today it features a different dataset that covers 637 pitchers, whereas post #1 covers a download that has expired. When #1 is available again there will be a notice at the end of the thread too.
This data file is again available for 7 days
Go to Ratings.txt, 17129 x 56 (2.2 MB)
The format is comma-separated values (csv) but the filename extension is ".txt". Open it with Excel if available. Microsoft will do that automatically if you change the name to "Ratings.csv".
This thread begins with a guide to the data table, about 12 pages. First it gives the meaning and scope of the 56 fields or columns. Along the way it gives the scope of the 17129 records or rows or listed people. Second there are a couple of illustrations.
In this directory, the first page of the thread, plain listings (not bold) top to bottom are the field names or column headings, matching left to right in the table. Bold marks some descriptive grouping of fields used in the rest of the guide but not in the table. Blue marks fields that are new in edition 2.
fielding position (12)
FullSeasons
lf
cf
rf
FSeas1
FSeas2
multiposition
field1
field2
field3
field4
field5
Hall of Fame, the real one in Cooperstown (11)
HOF (membership status)
HOFvote2008 (result, latest BBWAA election)
: : veterans committee elections since the 2001 reforms (subgroup)
nom2003
nom2005
nom2007
nom2008
nom2009
V03vote
V05vote
V07vote
V08vote (results, latest Veterans elections)
Baseball-Fever.com projects (8)
BBF_UltimateQuest
BBF_UltimateRank
BBF_HallofMistakes
BBF_keltner
BBF_HOF (membership status)
BBF_HOFvote2008 (results, latest elections)
BBF_HOFvotemax
BBF_SuburbsDraft
Hall of Merit, at baseballthinkfactory.org (4)
HOM (membership status)
HOMvote2008 (result, latest election)
HOMvetsgroup
HOMfieldpos
Bill James ratings and rankings (8)
cWS
BJfieldpos
BJrank(87peak)
BJrank(87)
BJrank
BJ100(87peak)
BJ100(87)
BJ100
classification of listed people (1)
category
vital data (8)
lahmanID
playerID
nameFirst
nameLast
debut
finale
bats
throws
basic performance (4)
IP
ERA+
PA
OPS+
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